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Railways: Concessions

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 124197

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the purchase price for an individual of an a) Network Railcard, b) 16-17 Saver, c) 16-25 Railcard, d) 26-30 Railcard, e) Family & Friends Railcard, f)) Two Together Railcard, g) Senior Railcard, h) Disabled Persons Railcard and i) Veterans Railcard in each year of the last 10 years.

Answered by Keir Mather

The table below contains the prices of these railcards for each of the last 10 years (or from their introduction if this is more recent). In addition, the final column shows what the cost would be now in 2025/26 if the price had been increased by RPI cumulatively since 2016/17:

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

2025/26

What the price would be in 25/26 if the price had been increased by cumulative RPI since 2016/17

Network Railcard

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

16-17 Saver

N/A

N/A

N/A

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

16-25 Railcard

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

26-30 Railcard

N/A

N/A

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

Family & Friends Railcard

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

Two Together Railcard

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

Senior Railcard

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

Disabled Persons Railcard

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£20

£30

Veterans Railcard

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

£21

£30

£30

£30

£30

£35

£45

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